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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Another Coolest Inventions you Probably Didn’t Know Exist

1.) Intrective 360º 3-D Holographic Displays



The Graphics Lab at the University of Southern California has come up with a cheap way to create images in 3D space (as opposed to planar space) by using a Spinning mirror called a light-field display. Basically high speed video is projected onto a quickly spinningmirror, which then "reflects a different and accurate image to each potential viewer." The system uses an algorithm to figure out the correct shading and occlusion for the image.




2.) Contact Lenses That Change Color To Alert Diabetics of Glucose Levels




Jin Zhang, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, is developing contact lenses that change color with the user’s blood sugar level. This could allow diabetics to monitor themselves without frequent blood samples. The technology:

” …uses extremely small nanoparticles embedded into the hydrogel lenses. These engineered nanoparticles react with glucose molecules found in tears, causing a chemical reaction that changes their color.”




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